Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver A.J. Green is five receptions and four yards from breaking two 30-year-old team records. The Bengals, with an 8-6 record, are trying to earn a wild-card berth and No. 6 seed in the AFC playoffs.

It's a good sign, then, that Green, who battled through a shoulder injury in Sunday's 20-13 road victor over the St. Louis Rams, is on track to stay in the lineup for Saturday's critical home game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Nothing holds back A.J. Green, not even a bum shoulder. (AP Photo)

Green shared his confidence that he'll be able to play at full speed in a conference call with reporters, including Sporting News Cardinals correspondent Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. According to a Twitter post from Somers, Green said he was feeling good enough to catch passes in practice.

— NOTE: All but three NFL Week 16 games are scheduled for Saturday. The exceptions are Thursday's Texans-Colts game, Sunday's Bears-Packers game and Dec. 26's Falcons-Saints game. Click here for the full NFL Week 16 schedule.

Green has 61 receptions for 1,006 yards. He will likely surpass the Bengals rookie statistics of Cris Collinsworth in 1981 (65, 1,009) by halftime of Week 16's game. Green also has seven touchdowns, one fewer than Collinsworth had in '81.

Green, the fourth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Georgia, must turn up the speed in a marquee game with the No. 5 overall pick—Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, a former SEC foe at LSU.